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South Waziristan peace deal ineffective, says militant spokesman

July 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Tank (Pakistan), July 14 (ANI): A militant leader in South Waziristan, who is said to be in the good books of the government, has said that the peace agreement in the agency had been “ineffective”.

Abdul Haq, a spokesman for Maulvi Nazir said that security forces were attacking the Taliban despite the fact that they had “maintained peace in the agency during the past two years.”

“We think the peace deal has lost its validity and we hold the government responsible for this,” The Dawn quoted Nazir, as saying.

Nazir was included in the government’s list of “good Taliban” after he expelled Uzbek militants from the Ahmadzai Wazir area in 2007.

Security forces and militants clashed near Wana after a security post was attacked on Sunday night. Local people said that the clash continued till Monday noon.

According to official reports, three militants were killed and two others wounded in the clash.

However, militants said that one of their colleagues was missing. A daily-wage worker was killed and another injured, they said. (ANI)

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Several Taliban insurgents killed as PAF pound Mehsud’s stronghold in South Waziristan

July 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, July 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) continued to pound suspected Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan killing scores of militants.

According to sources, fighter jets bombarded terror training centers and other suspected installations of the Taliban in Maulvi Khan Serai, Old Serwekai and Berwand areas considered to be Baitullah Mehsud’s stronghold.

Residents said at least eight extremists were killed in an attack on a training centre in Maulvi Khan Serai on Sunday.

It is believed that the sudden surge in air strikes is primarily aimed at dismantling the Taliban before the launch of a full scale military offensive in the region.

Meanwhile, security forces have reportedly started moving further inwards in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Troops backed by tanks were seen heading towards some areas in Bannu district and the adjacent Frontier Region where an operation had been carried out recently, The Dawn reports.

In yet another significant move, pro-government militant commander Turkistan Bhittani pulled his army out of the Tank city and has reportedly moved towards Jandola.

“Tank was practically controlled by Bhittani till Saturday. His people conducted raids in the city and outskirts in search of Baitullah’s people.

Soon after the arrival of army in Tank on Saturday, Bhittani’s people disappeared,” residents said, adding: “Baitullah’s men have either left Tank or gone underground.”

A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed that security forces killed one insurgent and arrested 16 others in raids carried out on Saturday and Sunday. (ANI)

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The Afghan Taliban warlord Pak seeks as a “friend” is US’ worst foe

June 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, June 20 (ANI): With the Pakistan government deciding to initiate an offensive against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan, and ordering the troops to march in towards the warlord’s stronghold in the region, both the government and Mehsud now want Maulvi Nazir, a key Taliban commander in Afghanistan, to side by them.

While Mehsud is hell-bent upon creating havoc in Pakistan, Nazir is more focused on the Taliban’s activities in Afghanistan and fighting against the US led allied forces there.

For Pakistan, Nazir could apparently be an important ally, but it could also mean that Islamabad is trying to betray the United States because it (US) sees Nazir as a potential danger for its troops stationed in Afghanistan, a report in the Globe and the Mail said.

Pakistan is trying to woo one Taliban commander to fight against another, which suggests that it still has not been able to overcome the perception of ‘good’ Taliban and ‘bad’ Taliban, the report said.

“Pakistan still has this idea of ‘good’ militants and ‘bad’ militants. Baitullah is Pakistan’s problem. For securing U.S. objectives in Afghanistan, Maulvi Nazir remains important,” the report quoted Christine Fair, an analyst at Rand Corporation, as saying.

However, the United States, which considers Pakistan its key ally in the ‘war on terror’, has been continuously pressing Pakistan to act against all the militant organizations operating on its soil, rather than acting against only those which pose a threat to the country, the report added.

It is also believed that the Pakistan Army sees certain terror groups as an effective tool to safe guard its western border and wage a proxy war with India, it went on to add.

The military is of the view that if it takes initiatives to eliminate all the extremists on its soil then such a war could continue for several years and it would result only in generations of blood-shed, it opined.

Now, Pakistan is left with nothing but to make a choice that whether it wants to quell the problem which is even threatening its existence.

The Pakistani military should try to keep Nazir neutral, as he is highly unlikely to join the battle against its offensive targeting Mehsud.

Experts also believe that the golden rule of ‘divide and rule’ would be the best strategy against the extremists.

“It doesn’t pay if you push all the Taliban into one corner and start fighting them. It’s better to divide them,” said Mehmood Shah, a former senior security official for the tribal area. (ANI)

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Quetta based Taliban leaders moves to Karachi, Peshawar fearing drone attacks

May 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Peshawar, Apr 30 (ANI): A large number of Taliban leaders have shifted from Quetta to Karachi, Peshawar and other cities and are maintaining a low profile fearing fresh US drone strikes.

Taliban leaders after discussing in detail the situation, caused by recent threats of drone attacks by the United States, United Kingdom and other allies, have decided to vacate Quetta with immediate effect, sources have said.

The sources said that majority of the top leaders have shifted to Karachi, Peshawar and other areas of Pakistan and are now living in a low profile.

The Nation quoted sources as informing that Taliban leaders are under tremendous pressure of “certain friends to have ‘understanding’ with both Iran and China.”

Moreover, Taliban leadership has intensified efforts for collecting maximum donations from their Arab world well wishers and in this respect Maulvi Hamdullah has been made Taliban representative for the Gulf region.

Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar Akhund has written letters to around one thousands well wishers and philanthropists asking them for funds. Most of these well wishers belonged to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Maulana Hamdullah is considered amongst the most confidential aide to Mullah Omar since 1994. He had been heading the Finance Department in Qandahar during Taliban’s rule from 1994 till November 2001.

Meanwhile, Taliban leadership has also announced posting of Maulvi Qudratullah Jamal as Liaison Officer for the well wishers and friends throughout the world.

The Taliban leadership has also posted Maulvi Muatasem as head of Finance Committee, Maulvi Abdul Kabir as head of political Affairs Committee, Maulvi Aminullah as Commander for Orazgaan province, Amir Khan Mutaqqi as head of Culture and Information, Mullah Jalil as head for Interior Affairs and Mullah Baradar as special aide to Mullah Omar.

The sources informed that purpose of this reshuffling is to stimulate Taliban activities all over Afghanistan. (ANI)

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Taliban asks tribal elders to seek clemency in FATA

April 18, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Apr.18 (ANI): The Taliban in the Bajaur region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has asked the tribal elders, who had opposed their activities, to seek pardon and give undertakings that they would speak against Taliban’s act in future.

“Those elders who approach Taliban will be granted clemency. And those who do not approach, they will not be pardoned,” Taliban’s Bajaur chapter spokesman Maulvi Omar said.

Talking to reporters over telephone, Omar asked the government to implement the acts of the peace deal, which was signed in February, as soon as possible.

He also warned the government of severe consequences if it takes action against Taliban in any part of Bajaur.

Omar also asked the government to open offices and education institutions in the region.

He added that the insurgents would not hinder in government’s work and would not harm government employees. (ANI)

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Sindh Court asks police to produce Hindu girls on April 9

March 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Karachi, Mar. 25 (ANI): The Sindh High Court has ordered Karachi Police to recover and produce two Hindu girls, who reportedly converted to Islam, on April 9 to record their statements.

Earlier, Mohandas, the father of Monika Bai and Lilawanti, had alleged that a Maulvi at Mirpurkhas had abducted his daughters and converted them to Islam.

He further claimed that he was allowed to meet his daughters only in presence of an armed Madrassa official, who asked him to convert to Islam if wanted to reunite with his daughters.

The division bench has directed the Karachi Police to bring the girls in Judge’s chamber in absence of any Madrassa official.

However, Maulana Masood Baig of Jamia Binora, who is charged for kidnapping, appeared before the court claiming that girls had left their family on their own. And, they also filed a petition against their father, he added.

The bench decided to ascertain that girls are legally competent to decide for themselves whether they have converted. (ANI)

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Taliban leader says US troops in Afghanistan “absolute target”

March 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Lahore, Mar. 20 (ANI): Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir has said that the US troops stationed in Afghanistan were “absolutely” the group’s target.

“We have readied suicide bombers for them. They cannot escape us,” Maulvi Nazir told ABC News in an interview, sitting in front of the mountains that separate Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Maulvi Nazir is one of the three leaders, who head the Council of the Mujahedeen Union set up in February 2009, the Daily Times reports.

Before joining the alliance, Nazir and other tribal leaders have been clashing with dominant Taliban commander in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, who is believed to be responsible for dozens of suicide attacks in Pakistan in 2008.

“We, Baitullah, Hafiz Gul Bahadur and all our friends reached the conclusion that … organizations have created mistrust and discrimination among us – the CIA, Mossad, and especially Pakistani organizations,” Nazir said.

“All these divisions, cracks and mistrust were created by the enemy. Baitullah, Hafiz Gul Bahadur and I understood this and reached this conclusion and put all differences aside and united against the enemy,” he added, sitting in front of the mountains that separate Pakistan and Afghanistan.

However, the Pakistani security agencies have expressed concerns over three strong Talibani leaders joining hands.

“We were dealing with three evils, but now we’re dealing with one big devil. Strategically, they all can now facilitate each other more effectively,” a Pakistani intelligence agent in Waziristan sad. (ANI)

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Radio Pakistan seeks to provoke communal dissention ahead of general elections

March 4, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Abohar, March 2 (ANI): Ahead of the general elections in India, Radio Pakistan is trying to provoke communal dissentions, particularly in Punjab, by propagating that minorities are not being given their rights in India. Its programmes seem to be fondly looking at the brief success they had in fomenting dissentions two decades ago by provoking proxy war and inciting Sikhs.

The Punabi Durbar programme has been trying to conduct propangada that minorities suffer from many handicaps in the India, particularly in Punjab and they have little to hope from the coming elections.

Listening to its recent bulletin, one gets the feeling that that the producers of the programme do not appreciate the fact that minorities are being offered high positions in India, both as constitutional positions and political life of the country.

The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan has based its campaign on literature allegedly published by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. It claims that elements in India are warning minorities including Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and Jains to either embrace Hinduism or leave the country!

Listeners in border areas of Punjab point out that Pakistan Radio broadcasters need to remember that in a country where a Muslim can become the President, a Sikh can become the Prime Minister, and a Christian can become the Defense Minister, no single organization can dictate terms to others.

People in Punjab point out that Hinduism doesn’t support religious conversions.

“India belongs to people of all religions. Hindu, Sikh, Muslim and Christians live happily together with the feeling of brotherhood and receive same respect,” said Maulvi Sarauddin of Haji Ratan Dargah.

“Firstly, Zakir Hussain had been the President of India and recently Dr. Kalam was the President of India. Dr. Hamid Ansari is the Vice President of India and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is the National Vice President of Bharitya Janta Party (BJP). Thousands of such examples can be mentioned. Pakistan is commenting on India because it is a financially and politically weak country,” said Chiranji Lal Garg, Ex Cabinet Minister, Punjab.

Pakistan, which is an Islamic State, is yet to learn that India is a secular country where practicing one’s religion is a fundamental right accorded to every citizen of the country under the Constitution of India.

No one in the country can prevent anyone, irrespective of one’s religious faith, caste or community, to cherish life with full freedom and occupy any position under the government set up.

About 70 crore people belonging to different religions and communities will exercise their voting rights in April and choose their representatives in the parliamentary elections. The elected persons’ primary duty is to look after the welfare of their people in any eventuality. (ANI)

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Break away Pak Taliban factions reunite for war against security forces

February 22, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Feb.21 (ANI): Different factions of the Taliban have buried their differences to form a coalition to jointly counter attacks against them, The Daily Times reports.

According to sources, three important factions of the Taliban, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud, and Taliban leaders Maulvi Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadar held a meeting at an undisclosed location in Waziristan.

All Taliban leaders decided to avoid involvement in insignificant issues and to focus their attention on fighting security forces, a Mulla Nazir Group Amir informed.

A 13-member Advisory Council has also been formed which would look after the work of the alliance, and decide the future course of action, the sources added. (ANI)

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Don’t attach hopes with the rulers, says ex Pak Army Chief

February 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Lahore, Feb. 15 (ANI): Former Pakistan Army Chief General (retired) Aslam Beg has urged the people of Pakistan to find solution of national problems themselves, rather than leaving things to the rulers only.

“We should not be mum over the wrongs done by US and India after we have admitted our crime regarding Mumbai incident. Our elected leadership has surrender to American dictation and it is working for the accomplishment of US agenda, keeping aside its real agenda. The people and the politicians should bring the matters in the Parliament to deliberate and should not attach hopes with the rulers,” General Beg said.

Now, the only way left for the government was to revert to the Parliament in order to chalk out a strategy for national security and solidarity and sovereignty, The Nation quoted him, as saying.

On the US drone attacks, he said it was known to all that US base near Tarbela was working as nerve centre and carrying out operations in the areas like Waziristan, FATA and even Afghanistan.

“All this has been done during the Musharraf regime. We had no problems till 2004 but when Musharraf was attacked and some Army personnel declared that the mastermind of these attacks hailed from Waziristan, and on this ground attacks were begun,” General Beg said.

He claimed that Maulvi Nek Muhammad, who had made an accord with the Pakistan Government, was killed by America so that the war could continue.

“More than 7,00 innocent people were killed and the tribals who always guaranteed the security of our borders were forced to think a lot about their future,” he added.

Musharraf gave an open license to CIA to do whatever they wanted in NWFP and Balochistan, he said while adding that there are multiple US bases in Pakistan meant to kill Pakistanis on their soil. (ANI)

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